Staverton Railway (Station)
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Location: 41° 23' 60 S, Longitude: 146° 13' 60 E
- railway station on the Tasmanian Government Railways line from Railton via Sheffield.
- the coordinates given above are for Roland, the final name of this post office location (see below).
- see Google Map for an enlargement
- the post office opened on 13-SEP-1915 and was renamed Dasher on 03-JAN-1917
Datestamp
Reads "Staverton Rly. · Tasmania" as the office name
- Earliest recorded date: 04-OCT-1915 · Latest recorded date: 09-NOV-1916
- Rated RRRR
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Other Information
The reason for the name change in January 1917 to Dasher remains obscure but this notice of proceedings of the Kentish Municipal Council published in The Examiner on Wednesday, 08-AUG-1917 sheds some light on the name change from Dasher to Roland later in the same year.
Links & References
| To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings
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- Book: "The Railton-Roland Branch Line: A History Of Railways In The Municipality Of Kentish" by L. Fisher & B. Wells; 2nd edition 2008; ISBN 9780646489186
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